shareholder

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɛərhəʊldər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃɛrˌhoʊldɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shâr′hōl′dər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
share•hold•er /ˈʃɛrˌhoʊldɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Businessa person, company, etc., that owns shares of stock in a company.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
share•hold•er  (shâr′hōl′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
    a holder or owner of shares, esp. in a company or corporation. Also called share•own•er  (shâr′ō′nər).USA pronunciation 
    • share1 + holder 1785–95
    share′hold′ing, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shareholder /ˈʃɛəˌhəʊldə/ n
  1. the owner of one or more shares in a company
'shareholder' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dividend - equity capital - nominee - stock - book share - capital account - preemptive right
Collocations: a [major, minor, majority, sole] shareholder, a [company, business, fund] shareholder, the [largest, main, biggest, leading] shareholder, more...

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